(JONAS & KOVNER'S HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN THE UNITED STATES) BY Kovner, Anthony R.(Author)Paperback May-2011 - Softcover

Named a 2013 Doody's Essential Purchase! ""Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States" is one of the stronger health policy texts on the market. Readers and instructors looking for an up-to-date, broad-based overview of US health policy should strongly consider using the book."--The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) "This new edition brings order to the subject as well as a nuanced discussion of the systems complexities. The text is an important addition to a health professional's bookshelf." Stephen S. Mick, PhD, FACHE Department of Health Administration Virginia Commonwealth University "The timing of this book is impeccable. An exceptional primer for future health care leaders and a must read for all those interested in the most talked about topic today." Kathleen Gallo, RN, PhD, MBA North Shore-LIJ Health System This tenth edition of a classic textbook, updated in November 2013 with a free, downloadable chapter on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), presents the critical issues and core challenges surrounding our health care system. Designed for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, it includes the contributions of leading thinkers, educators, and practitioners who provide an in-depth and objective appraisal of why and how we organize health care the way we do; the enormous impact of health-related behaviors on the structure, function, and cost of the health care delivery system; and other emerging and recurrent issues in health policy, health care management, and public health. To update this book with the rapid changes that have occurred in health care through November 2013, a separate chapter, the "Affordable Care Act (ACA) Supplement," is available to students and instructors as a downloadable PDF. This text is divided into five sections, in order to provide some coherence to this broad terrain. Part I, "The Current U.S. Health Care System," addresses major characteristics and issues, including reform, financing, and comp